Figure wheeled toy



July 1 3 1926-. 1,592,380

w. s. MILLER FIGURE WHEELED TOY Filed May 3,-1923 lam/Maze 3 now/botPatented July 13, 1926.

UNITED, STATES T'fiffff Y 1,592,380

WILLIAM S. MILLER, OFBIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

FIGURE WHEELED TOY. I

Application filed May '2,

This invention relates to a toy of that type adapted to be drawn overthe surface of the ground, one of the objects of the invention being toprovide a wheel supported jointed figure so mounted that during theforward movement thereof, a lateral wiggling or snake-like movement wiilbe imparted to the figure.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the com bination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of I the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of the toy. Fig. 2 is aside elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on line 33, Fig.2. 7

Referring to the figures by characters of reference. 1 designates thebody of the toy, the same being made up of sections 2 hinged- 1yconnected at their ends as shown at 3. In the structure shown, the frontsection 4 constitutes the head of the toy while the rear section 5constitutes the tail. A pull cord 6 is adapted to be connected to astaple 7 or the like, attached to the top of the head l. Secured to thebottom of the section next to the head 4 is a metal strip 8, the ends ofwhich are bent upwardly so as to be supported laterally beyond the sidesof the section, the upper terminals of these ends being offset inwardlyas at 9 and fastened to the sides of the section. The sides of the strip8 provide bearings for a short axle 10 1923. sin-m1 No. 836,169.

supporting wheels eccentrically, the toy when pulled forward, will begiven a wiggling or snake-like motion, such motion being irregular andaffording considerable amusement.

Various means may be used for hingedly connecting the sections of thebody. The preferred means is that illustrated in the drawings andincludes a strip of fabric 12 extending longitudinally within thesections and providing flexible or hinged connections between the parts.I

, lVhat is claimed is A toyincluding an elon ated body comprisingsections hingedly connected for relative lateral swinging movement,strips secured to the bottoms of remotely spaced sections of the body,each strip being extended laterally beyond the sides of the section towhich it is attached, the ends of the strip being extended upwardly andthence in wardly and attached to the sides of said section, an axleextending through the upwardly extending portions of each strip andthrough the section to which the strip is connected, and wheelssupporting the end portions of each axle, all of the whee s being of thesame size and circular and each wheel being eccentrically mounted on,its axle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaiiiXe-d my signature.

YVILLIAM S. MILLER.

